UFC 232 is making news for all the wrong reasons, as headliner Jon Jones has once again forced the organization to make tough decisions so as to save an event.
By now, it’s been widely reported that the 31 year old light heavyweights once more tested positive for a banned substance, also UFC President, Dana White, made the unprecedented call to relocate the whole event from Las Vegas to Las Angeles six days before the battle.
“Listen, it’s not a simple choice to make,” said White in Friday’s event press conference. “You have to pull the trigger and you’ve got to make moves.
“You can’t make everyone happy. Not every fan, each fighter, however we gave the fans at Las Vegas the opportunity to get tickets first, and the tickets are cheaper. We had over 3,000 people buy tickets that had tickets in Vegas. We did. We did what we could do.”
While this last minute venue change does put event ticket holders in a difficult predicament, the increased media buzz could potentially help the combat’s PPV results. Combat sports have always relied on controversy and hype to sell tickets, and while unlucky, this overdue audible from the UFC has definitely increased the fight’s vulnerability.
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